Patient Safety Awareness Week 2016 – United for Patient Safety
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Each year, the DoD Patient Safety Program partners with the National Patient Safety Foundation to promote Patient Safety Awareness Week (March 13-19) and increase the awareness of patient safety resources available to leaders, providers and patients in the Military Health System.
This year’s theme “United for Patient Safety” emphasizes the importance of patient engagement as a main factor to improve patient safety and reduce harm.
From executive leadership to front-line staff, we are all encouraged to stand by our patients and partner with them to fulfill our goal of delivering the highest quality of care and and demonstrating that across the MHS, we are all “United for Patient Safety.”
The seven days of the campaign also serve as time to recognize the range of work being done by our patient safety champions at military treatment facilities in the CONUS and OCONUS. For this reason, the DoD Patient Safety program invites you to engage and participate in the campaign by:
- Accessing complimentary patient safety resources and tools, including webcasts, educational materials and publications – all available through the DoD PSP’s partnership with the NPSF and the Stand Up for Patient Safety Program. Learn more.
- Sharing your MTF’s PSAW success stories and highlights with the DoD PSP team by contacting DHA.patientsafety@mail.mil.
- Testing your “Patient Safety IQ” during the week of the campaign on the DoD PSP Facebook page.
- Accessing the Patient Safety Learning Center – a member-based Patient Safety Community of Interest that provides access to patient safety information, resources and best practices across the MHS. Learn more.
- Promoting the DoD Patient Safety Culture Survey throughout the duration of PSAW. The Culture Survey invites us all to take a stand for patient safety and PSAW is opportunity to let your opinions about patient safety at your MTF be heard. Learn more.
To learn more about the DoD PSP and to subscribe to our monthly publications, visit our website today. We salute our MHS patient safety professionals and commend you for always being “United for Patient Safety.”
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